Food, Mood & the Gut with Professor Felice Jacka

In this episode how food affects our mood will be discussed, along with strategies to maximise mental wellbeing with Professor Felice Jacka. Felice is the director of the Food and Mood Centre at Deakin University, and founder and president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research.

Topics:

(00:42) Setting the scene on diet, gut and mental health

(8:51) Modifiable risk factors and mental health

(9:55) Quality of diet and mental health in adolescents, pregnancy and a child’s first years of life

(13:18) Targeting diet for prevention and treatment of depression

(13:44) The gut microbiota and link to the brain

(18:03) Importance of fibre and the microbiota

(19:49) Infant microbiota, brain development and immune system

(21:40) Key dietary components to include to improve brain and mental health

(23:27) Polyphenols – what they are and the microbiome

(23:24) The benefits of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids

(25:09) Artificial sweetener, emulsifiers and the gut

(26:30) Things that disturb our gut health

(28:00) Herbs, spices and gut health

(28:24) When you change your diet, how long does it take for a change to occur in the microbiota?

(30:12) Probiotics and the microbiota

(31:10) Deakin Food and Mood Centre

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